Our Story
We’re not visitors either.
Park Market started with two people who plan the outfit before the itinerary and keep a running ranking of the snacks. Sound familiar? You’re in the right place.
What we believe
A park day is a personality trait.
Not a trip you take. A way you’re built. And we think the things you carry should reflect that, the way everything else in your life already does.
- ✦ Loving a place this much deserves more than a plastic keychain.
- ✦ The best souvenir is the one that still looks good on your everyday bag in March.
- ✦ The right people should recognize it without you explaining a thing.
- ✦ Nostalgia and good taste were never supposed to be a trade-off.
How it started
It started, like everything good, with a snack.
We’re Audrey and Ashley, equal parts design-obsessed and park-obsessed. The kind of regulars who map the morning around where the line is shortest at open and have strong, unshakeable opinions about which treat is actually the best.
For years we hunted for accessories that matched how we actually felt about the parks: a little nostalgic, a little extra, but still us. Still styled. Everything we found looked like it came from the gift shop, loud, plastic, made for one trip — not for a life the parks are part of.
So we stopped looking and started making — the treats first. The churro. The macaron. The icons you don’t have to explain.
What began as “we’d actually carry this” became Park Market.
How we make it
We only make things we’d clip to our own bags.
Every charm has to pass one test before it gets made: would we actually carry this? If it’s not an instant yes, it doesn’t happen.
Built, not printed
Embroidered, not slapped on. A clip with real weight to it. Made to be handled, styled, and kept, not shoved in a drawer.
Accessory first
Designed as a fashion piece first and a park reference second, so it reads as taste, not merch. It belongs in your outfit, not just your suitcase.
Released in drops
Small batches, on purpose. Considered things take time, and the hunt is half the fun. When it’s gone, it’s gone.
“Wait, is that…?”
The best part was never the charm. It’s the moment someone clocks it from across the line and lights up. No explanation. Just an instant, quiet oh, you’re one of us too.
Why “the treat that never ends”
The treat melts. The day ends. The trip’s always over too soon.
A charm doesn’t. It clips on the morning of a park day and it’s still right there on a regular Tuesday, holding the feeling until the next one. That’s the whole idea.
The Treat That Never Ends ✦
You already get it. That’s the point.
We’re not here to convince you the parks are a lifestyle. You knew that before you got here. We just made something worthy of it.
Audrey & Ashley
Founders · fellow regulars · will defend their snack rankings